Generation Genius - Electric and Magnetic Fields Vocabulary

An instrument that contains a magnetized needle that points toward magnetic north.

• Compass

• Field

• Force

• Magnet

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

A push or pull between two objects.

• Compass

• Field

• Force

• Magnet

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A region around an object that can attract or repel other objects in its area.

• Compass

• Field

• Force

• Magnet

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

An object or material that generates a magnetic field.

• Compass

• Field

• Force

• Magnet

A field formed when objects collect electric charges.

• Magnetic Field

• Magnetic Poles

• Electric Field

• Electric Charge

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

A field that exerts a force on magnets or on certain metals like iron, nickel, and cobalt.

• Magnetic Field

• Magnetic Poles

• Electric Field

• Electric Charge

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

The opposite points on a magnet where the magnetic field lines converge (south pole) or diverge (north pole).

• Magnetic Field

• Magnetic Poles

• Electric Field

• Electric Charge

The imbalance of positive and negative particles in an object.

• Magnetic Field

• Magnetic Poles

• Electric Field

• Electric Charge

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

A wire coil, sometimes wrapped around a metal core, that produces a magnetic field when electricity runs through the wire.

• Magnetic Field

• Electron

• Electromagnet

• Magnetic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Negatively charged particles that can be transferred from one object to another.

• Magnetic Field

• Electrons

• Electromagnet

• Electric Charge